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AI's Billion-Dollar Feelings, Cloud Automation, and Privacy Fears

AI advancements and their implications dominated technology news this week, ranging from enterprise resource planning to potential security threats and ethical concerns. Companies are increasingly leveraging AI for automation and personalization, but experts warn of potential risks.

Western Sugar's early adoption of SAP S4HANA Cloud Public Edition is now enabling them to implement AI-driven automation, according to VentureBeat. Ten years ago, the company migrated from an on-premise SAP ECC system to the cloud, a move that Richard Caluori, Director of Corporate Controlling, described as escaping "a trainwreck: a heavily customized ERP system so laden with custom ABAP code that it had become unupgradable." This foresight has positioned Western Sugar to capitalize on SAP's expanding business AI capabilities across various departments.

Meanwhile, the personalization of AI is raising privacy concerns. MIT Technology Review reported that companies like Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta are adding features to their AI products that allow them to remember and draw from users' personal details and preferences. Google's Personal Intelligence, for example, allows the Gemini chatbot to access a user's Gmail, photos, search, and YouTube histories. While these features offer potential advantages, they also introduce new risks to the technology.

AI is also being exploited for malicious purposes. MIT Technology Review highlighted an incident in September 2025 where state-sponsored hackers used Anthropic's Claude code as an automated intrusion engine. The attack affected roughly 30 organizations across tech, finance, manufacturing, and government. According to Anthropic's threat team, the attackers used AI to automate 80 to 90 percent of the operation, including reconnaissance, exploit development, credential harvesting, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. Humans were only involved in a few key decision points.

Despite concerns, investment in AI continues to surge. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, as reported by Hacker News, has urged people to be less negative about AI, particularly after investing a billion dollars in the technology.

In other news, Life Biosciences, a Boston startup, received FDA approval to begin the first human test of a rejuvenation method aimed at treating eye disease. According to MIT Technology Review, the company will use a reprogramming concept to attempt age reversal in human volunteers. This approach has attracted significant investment from Silicon Valley firms.

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